“I support the IFMA Foundation as a donor and volunteer because it supports me in my FM role. The Foundation supports industry specific research that I can use in my job, scholarships for future FMs which I have hired, and accredited universities to train FMs in my community. It just makes good sense!”

The IFMA Foundation is grateful to donors of all kinds, and especially thank donors making contributions “in honor of” or “In memory of” dedicated chapter or council members, loved ones people making an impact or special dedication to the FM profession.

For over 30 years Kit was a devoted leader and educator for IFMA. Chair of the IFMA Board of Directors in 1998 and president of its Facility Management Consultants Council from 2008-2010, he also made noteworthy contributions as part of its Strategic Planning Oversight Team. His dedication to educating and mentoring others world-wide through IFMA brought invitations to speak at the Corporate Sustainability Summit in Washington DC, to lecture at Hong Kong Polytechnic in the Masters program, and create workshops in Hong Kong for Synergis Corporation property management.

At its 2014 World Workplace Conference, IFMA awarded Kit the Chairman’s Citation. The Facility Consultants Council of IFMA (FMCC) and Sacramento Chapter of IFMA have student awards created in his honor. The Kit Tuveson memorial fund will support existing efforts in Kit’s name, and in collaboration with Kit’s family, representatives from the FMCC and Sacramento Chapter and IFMA Foundation Board of Trustees will determine how to do the most good with funds contributed, while bearing in mind Kit’s priorities to best honor his IFMA legacy.

A special page with updates on the fund will be established on the IFMA Foundation website shortly. If you have comments or questions about this fund, please feel free to contact IFMA Foundation Executive Director, Jeff Tafel at jeff.tafel@IFMA.org, or IFMA’s Executive Assistant, Linda Pate at linda.pate@ifma.org.

To make a contribution to the Kit Tuveson Memorial Fund now, click here.